The driver of a Nissan Skyline involved in a crash with a van near Reporoa which injured nine tourists has been found by police.

The man accused of killing New Plymouth jogger Anne McCullough has had the charge against him upgraded to murder.

A motorcyclist was thrown into the air when he was hit by a 13-year-old boy fleeing police in a stolen car.

Mystery surrounds the removal of a hit-and-run victim's body to a site 10km from where she was hit while jogging.

The country's top road cop says the road toll of seven so far this Labour Weekend is disappointing.

Two mothers are among the victims of a horrific holiday weekend on the roads - one dying in a fiery crash caused by a suspected drink driver, the other in a hit and run.

Police have named one of the people killed in the Gisborne car accident in which three others also died last night.

Milk tankers stopped collecting milk in the Far North after a 14-year-old boy was killed when his bicycle collided with a Fonterra tanker.

A truck's cab bursted into flames while travelling along Auckland's Southern Motorway this morning, causing major traffic delays.

Police have now cleared the scene after a truck caught fire on Auckland's Southern Motorway.

A hit-and-run driver who nearly killed a professional New Zealand cyclist in the US has pleaded no contest and faces up to 10 years in jail.

The uncle of a late night hit and run victim believes the teenager who today pleaded guilty to killing him should go to jail for a long time.